Near Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Knoll Cemetery

By Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

1. Knoll Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Knoll Cemetery. .

Revolutionary War veterans & their families, including casualties of the Battle of Newtown, August 29, 1779..

Revolutionary War veterans
& their families, including
casualties of the Battle
of Newtown, August 29, 1779.

Erected by Chemung County Historical Society.

Location. 42° 1.868′ N, 76° 43.449′ W. Marker is near Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. Marker is at the intersection of Oneida Road (County Road 60) and Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Oneida Road. Touch for map. The marker stands in the unincorporated hamlet of Lowman. Marker is in this post office area: Elmira NY 14901, United States of America.

is also known as Baldwin Cemetery. The site is located on lands originally owned by the first settlers, the Issac Baldwin family. Many of the identified graves are members of that family or direct descendants.

The small cemetery is among the stand of trees on the top of the hill at the center of the photograph.

By Forest McDermott, July 19, 2013

7. Knoll Cemetery located north of the Marker on a hill.

By Forest McDermott, July 19, 2013

8. Knoll Cemetery

View of about half of the stones in the cemetery.

By Forest McDermott, July 19, 2013

9. A Specific Grave Stone related to Newtown Battle

This grave stone was particularly interesting stone in the cemetery about the burial as the stone states, "Our Foe - Redmen & British who fell - August 29, 1779 - lie here."

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 29, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 624 times since then. Photos:1. submitted on June 29, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 4, 2016, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 3. submitted on November 5, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on June 29, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 5. submitted on November 5, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on June 29, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 22, 2013, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania.

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